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Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist. [1] Several of his novels were made into films. Where the Boys Are, and The Shootist, which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the best known.
Jan 1, 2001 · What follows is the last courageous act in Books’s own legend. This classic, Spur Award–winning novel was chosen by the Western Writers of America as one of the best western novels ever written and was the inspiration for John Wayne’s last great starring role in the acclaimed 1976 film adaptation.
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THE SHOOTIST—GLENDON SWARTHOUT—1975. SIX . He thought: Let them gawp. Let them conclude you do not give a good God damn. It was the right place. The Constantinople had more class than any saloon he had ever seen, and would deserve its fame.
The climatic gunfight itself is an incredible performance by an incredible man, and by his creator, Glendon Swarthout. The Shootist will rank with such classics as Shane and Lonesome Dove, but...
THE SHOOTIST. by Glendon Swarthout ‧RELEASE DATE: Jan. 24, 1974. One of Swarthout's likable scenarios of the year 1901 when John B. Books, a shootist (that's an elegant word for desperado) rides into El Paso in his Stetson and his Prince Albert coat, cushioned by a pillow from a whorehouse.
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The Shootist is a classic Western novel written by Glendon Swarthout in 1975. It won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel of 1975, and was chosen in the Western Writers of America’s members’ poll in 2000 as one of the 10 greatest Western novels of the 20th century.
Oct 2, 2015 · A Father’s Western Legacy. BY Miles Swarthout. October 2, 2015. Before his death in 1992, Glendon Swarthout wrote The Shootist, The Homesman, and seven more award-winning stories and novels that...
